Supporting youth transitioning from state care into adulthood in Illinois and Catalonia: Lessons from a cross-national comparison

Laura Arnau-Sabatés, Amy Dworsky, Josefina Sala-Roca, Mark E. Courtney - Children and Youth Services Review

This cross-national study compares and contrasts how two states- one in the U.S. (Illinois) and one in Spain (Catalonia)—support care leavers as they transition into adulthood.

Feelings and perceptions of French parents of internationally adopted children with special needs (SN): Navigating the triple stigma of foreignness, adoption, and disability

Laurie C. Miller, Ellen Pinderhughes, Marie-Odile Pérouse de Montclos, et al - Children and Youth Services Review

This study explored the feelings, perceptions, and stigma experienced by families of internationally adopted children with special needs.

Differences between boys and girls in perceived group climate in residential youth care

J. Sonderman, G. H. P. Van der Helm, C. H. Z. Kuiper, J. J. Roest, D. Van de Mheen, G. J. J. M. Stams - Children and Youth Services Review

The aim of the present study was to examine differences in perceived living group climate between boys and girls in a sample of 344 youth receiving residential youth care in the Netherlands.

Racial disparity in the Ontario child welfare system: Conceptualizing policies and practices that drive involvement for Black families

Faisa Mohamud, Travonne Edwards, Kofi Antwi-Boasiako, Kineesha William, Jason King, Elo Igor, Bryn King - Children and Youth Services Review

This paper documents the alignment between the circumstances created by anti-Black racism at institutional, provincial, and federal levels and the seemingly race-neutral eligibility criteria embedded within Ontario child welfare, which results in disproportionate reporting of Black families.

Kafalah: Preliminary analysis of national and cross-border practices

International Social Service/International Centre of Reference for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family

Through the analysis of over twenty country contexts, this study aims at clarifying in particular: Where does kafalah originate from? What are its characteristics in different States, and how is it recognised or enforced in another State?

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Using sexual health and safety education to protect against child sexual abuse in residential care: The LINC model

Gemma McKibbin, Anna Bornemisza, Ana Fried, Cathy Humphreys, Madelaine Smales - Child & Family Social Work

This paper explores the impact of the Power to Kids: Respecting Sexual Safety programme, which involved capacity‐building workers to have ‘brave conversations’ with children and young people in residential care.

The Relationship between Dance and Multiple Intelligences of Institutionalised Children: A Theoretical Framework for Applied Research

Monica Stănescu and Gabriela Tomescu - Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience

The paper aims to make a systematic analysis of the literature that addresses the relationship between dance and multiple intelligences in order to identify the main theoretical aspects that underpin the design and implementation of educational interventions for institutionalised children to learn dance.

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Reunification for children in out-of-home care - Part 5: Evidence-based programs that promote successful reunifications

Rosie Teague - Queensland Family and Child Commission

This paper reviews evidence from some well evaluated US reunification programs to investigate positive impact on post reunification outcomes such as preventing future maltreatment or future re-entry into care.

Economic crisis and child maltreatment in Spain: the consequences of the recession in the child protection system

Xavier Montagud Mayor - Journal of Children's Services

This study aims to examine the consequences of the last great recession on the child protection system (CPS) in Spain, to estimate whether there is any kind of relationship between the conditions of socio-economic crisis and its protective activity.

Challenges of developing a district child welfare plan in South Africa: lessons from a community-engaged HIV/AIDS research project

Jennifer Beard, Anne Skalicky, Busisiwe Nkosi, Tom Zhuwau, Mandisa Cakwe, Jonathon Simon, and Mary Bachman DeSilva - Global Health Promotion

The Amajuba Child Health and Wellbeing Research Project measured the impact of orphaning due to HIV/AIDS on South African households between 2004 and 2007. Community engagement was a central component of the project and extended through 2010. This article describes researcher engagement with the community to recruit participants, build local buy-in, stimulate interest in study findings, and promote integration of government social welfare services for families and children affected by HIV/AIDS.

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Fostering global dialogue: Conceptualisations of children's rights to participation and protection

Tara M. Collins, Irene Rizzini, Amanda Mayhew - Children & Society

Informed by systematic reviews of the English‐ and Latin American academic literature in Spanish and Portuguese and key informant interviews with international stakeholders, this paper fosters global dialogue with some Global South and Global North perspectives about the interconnections of children's rights.

Rights in records: a Charter of Lifelong Rights in Childhood Recordkeeping in Out-of-Home Care for Australian and Indigenous Australian children and care leavers

Frank Golding, Antonina Lewis, Sue McKemmish, Gregory Rolan & Kirsten Thorpe - The International Journal of Human Rights

This paper introduces the Charter of Lifelong Rights in Childhood Recordkeeping in Out-of-Home Care, centred on the critical, lifelong and diverse information and recordkeeping needs of Australian and Indigenous Australian children and adults who are experiencing, or have experienced Out-of-Home Care.

Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters was established by the Irish Government in February 2015 to provide a full account of what happened to vulnerable women and children in Mother and Baby Homes during the period 1922 to 1998.

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A Case-Study of OVC Case Management Through the Zambia Family (ZamFam) Project

Lyson Phiri, Drosin Mulenga, Nancy Choka, Caila Brander, Nachela Chelwa, Nkomba Kayeyi - Population Council

This case study was employed to understand actors, perceptions and document best practices by the ZAMFAM program, a project aimed at improving the care and resilience of vulnerable populations while supporting HIV epidemic control in Zambia.

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The development of a computer-based information system to inform social work interventions with unaccompanied minors

Sanfelici, Mara; Mordeglia, Silvana - Relational Social Work

This article describes the development of an information system, built in order to monitor the data gathered in the context of a pilot project for early child protection interventions with unaccompanied minors.